Honggu, Lanzhou

Honggu District (simplified Chinese: 红古区; traditional Chinese: 紅古區; pinyin: Hónggǔ Qū) is one of five districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China.

Directly across the Huangshui River lies Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Qinghai.

[3] Honggu is rich in mineral resources such as coal, sand, gravel, petroleum, ores.

[2] During the first five-year plan of the PRC (1953–1957), coal mining was developed in the area.

[5] Honggu District is subdivided in 3 subdistricts and 4 towns,[6] 34 administrative villages and 22 residential communities.